Will the camera bump show signs of accelerated tear? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Greetings,
I have a question regarding the protruding camera. When the phone is laying flat on a desk, I assume the desk has direct contact with the camera bump? My previous phone was the htc desire, and it also rested on the camera bump, which, as a result, showed in more noticable tear at the lower part of the camera bump. So will this be the case here too? Is the phone always resting on the camera bump?

Seems like the bump is not going to wear. Don't worry about that
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I would just put a case on it and stop worrying.
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My S2 has a raised camera too, looks like the same design, after 2 years its gone from black to silver from the wear n tear
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Anyone else scratch their camera yet?

Just noticed today my camera lens has a fine scratch running across it. Its about a hair away from the shutter thankfully. Didn't think this thing would scratch that easily...Ive had a case on and haven't even dropped it once since I got it on day 1 of release!
Anyone else in the same boat as me? Now I'm pretty worried I will get another one across the lens area and it will cause my camera to be useless...and I already know vzw won't replace the phone for something like that (not that id want one of the junk refurbs anyway)
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You can replace the camera lens for almost nothing. The cover you see when you take the battery cover off has the camera lense embedded in it and can be replaced in 2 seconds with a small screw driver. The cover is like $5 I think.
Imatoasta said:
You can replace the camera lens for almost nothing. The cover you see when you take the battery cover off has the camera lense embedded in it and can be replaced in 2 seconds with a small screw driver. The cover is like $5 I think.
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Hmmm...if I could find one around that price is probably buy it! I can only find the camera module itself for $35...do you have any idea where I could go about finding the cover?
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I can't seem to find it but I remember it was like $5 off a spare parts site. Maybe somebody else will chime in.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-camera-...580433?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3cc98e3f11
I got a tiny one.
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No scratches. My back of my phone case is about 5mm deep, so fortunately it protects the lens.
Didn't know u can replace cover tho. Good info to file away for later
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That's good to know it can be replaced. The back cover from Verizon goes for about $8 also, so now I'm not too worried about scratches.
Thanks for the link! I guess color doesn't matter since you don't see that part anyway!
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+1 to OP. Glad to know I have options. Fortunately the bad scratch I have stopped just short of causing any issues. No clue how it got there.
Currently not being productive on my S3.
duarian said:
Just noticed today my camera lens has a fine scratch running across it. Its about a hair away from the shutter thankfully. Didn't think this thing would scratch that easily...Ive had a case on and haven't even dropped it once since I got it on day 1 of release!
Anyone else in the same boat as me? Now I'm pretty worried I will get another one across the lens area and it will cause my camera to be useless...and I already know vzw won't replace the phone for something like that (not that id want one of the junk refurbs anyway)
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Yeah I have a crack right underneath the lense on my evo lte but luckily it doesn't effect the pictures I take
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-camera-...580433?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3cc98e3f11
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I wouldn't buy that one. I just got one and it doesn't match perfectly on VZW version. Notice the open hole towards the bottom. Also bottom inside parts doesn't allow it to easily sit flush. Screw holes match up though. The ebay one is the bottom picture.
If anyone knows of a way to get a VZW version let me know. Seems others may know of other sites? The actual fix is easy. Just need the part.
My problem is worse.
Ouch! Thanks for the heads up.
Currently not being productive on my S3.
I got the extended battery more for the protection of the camera than battery life. The extended cover has a nice deep hole to protect the camera, speaker and flash. It also helps a tiny bit with sun glare on certain pics... a very tiny bit.

Underwater case for nexus 4

Hi there. I'm looking for underwater case for my nexus 4. I want to shooting fishes when will swiming with the skuba mask and the snorkel.
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I would just buy an underwater camera? The pressure itself would break things in your Nexus.
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your best bet if you want your phone with you is to buy a waterproof pouch like this one. Its not going to be very useful though since it will blur the camera, kill your touchscreen sensitivity and speakers. i guess it's still good to have your phone close to you for an emergency.
Thank you. :thumbup: what you mean when blur camera? Poor image quality when phone in this case?
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samapal said:
Thank you. :thumbup: what you mean when blur camera? Poor image quality when phone in this case?
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yes the pouch is not fully transparent, its going to make your shots blurry. There are some cases for the iphone that are waterproof and with clear plastic so you can take pics but there's nothing like that for the N4. If you want to use it for pictures just get a waterproof camera, they are relatively cheap now and will take much better pics underwater than any phone with waterproof case.
edit : the only thing you can get that is made to fit the nexus 4 is this case(more of a plastic bag). It's a plastic bag with a hole in the back that you put your phone through and then stick a piece of plastic tape over it. Its not reusable and i wouldnt trust it to have it submerge in water.
Yeah I would recommend just getting an underwater camera, even a cheap disposable one over trying to use your phone.
The heavy duty plastic pouches work, but the touchscreen is not going to register very good through the plastic screen, especially with all the water around it interfering with the capacitive sensors, and the pouch itself will cause distortions and reflections on the captured pictures. So even if it did work the images would probably not be very clear.
Now I would recommend one of these pouches just to protect your phone from the sand/salt water. They would be fine to protect your phone while snorkeling and the pressures seen at that minimal depth would not harm the phone at all. Now if you tried to go scuba diving with just a pouch then you will most likely be buying a new phone. At those pressures water will find a way in and in extreme cases the pressure could cause some physical damage.
From personal experience a ziplock bag does NOT work very well even to just protect from getting splashed. They just are not durable enough to stand up to being in your pocket all day and staying closed/sealed.
Topic reminds me of one of the company's at CES this year, HZO protection or whatever. Hopefully the technology becomes standard for phones in the future.
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You would love have more luck with the Sony xperia Z or the water proof Motorola.
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You would love have more luck with the Sony xperia Z or the water proof Motorola.
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Even with that protective coating Motorola advertises I would be concerned about salt water. That stuff is very corrosive and once the salt starts to crystallize I would worry that the coating could be compromised. Basically electronics and water, especially salt water, do not mix. I would think that if this coating was effective dive computers and lights would be using this instead of the heavy rubber gaskets and silicon grease that always seem to fail.
Motorola even just calls this "Splash protection"
invisible nano-coating splash protection inside and out
AW: Underwater case for nexus 4
I ordered this for my S2 and the N4 fits in too.
http://www.digicamcase.com/de/produ...tztasche-wasserdicht-bis-zu-10m-jis-ipx8.html
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samapal said:
Hi there. I'm looking for underwater case for my nexus 4. I want to shooting fishes when will swiming with the skuba mask and the snorkel.
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here is what i found http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KRUSELL-S..._PDA_Taschen_Schutzhüllen&hash=item2c6b03b01e
Ok, i have purcrased the Salabox 3xl and the ipega.
the salabox fit well but there is some issue to push the power button. I use ipega with iphone 4 4s and 5. I made with it different videos. Search for "pinna marchera" on youtube. The s3 version fit very very very well on nexus 4 but i can't push the power button to out of the standby. Does somebody have any ideas? sorry for my english, i'm an italian boy.

Screen replacement.

Hey guys. Instead of getting an s3 or nexus my dad decided to get me a stupid iPhone. I hate it so much. Just wondering if this is the right screen replacement for my phone or if this is for the int one x. Thanks and I miss my screen size and roms so please help
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc...itizer-assembly-with-light-guide-b-stock.html
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This would indeed be for a one x. It is a good phone. I still have one.
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That looks legit. I got both my screens from repair universe and they worked well. Tips:
Use a guitar pick for prying, those tools suck that they send.
Be careful on the bottom while prying apart small piece of board can snap.
Transferring the light diodes from the captivate buttons is a pain have some small needle nose handy.
Have a soldering iron, super glue handy and heat gun or even a hair dryer to keep plastic warm. Cold= snap
If you need any further assistance? Happy to assist.
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Battery Door Mod for Replacing batteries.

I'm attempting a battery door mod on the original case that will allow me to change out the battery whenever i want with a charged one.
I have filed out enough space to remove the battery from the case while the case is still on. There will be a little piece of ribbon at the right that will life the battery out.
The NFC and qi chips will be attached to a piece of plastic with Velcro on it so that when when you pull it from the case the NFC and qi chip will be attached to that piece of plastic and will allow me to remove the battery.
I am planning on finishing the case and the battery door in leather.
One thing I'm having trouble working out is how I would be able to charge the nexus 4 battery without it being inside the phone. Any help on this would be appreciated.
Cheers
Steven
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shenery said:
One thing I'm having trouble working out is how I would be able to charge the nexus 4 battery without it being inside the phone.
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I have used this for several different phone batteries and has worked well with all of them.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058XGN7I/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
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I have used this for several different phone batteries and has worked well with all of them.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058XGN7I/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
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That looks really cool but I'm not sure if it would work. The nexus 4 battery has a rather strange connector on it. See pic.
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Hmm. Yeah I guess I never saw the Nexus 4 battery out of the phone to see if it had the same gold connectors. It looks like these people have a way, but it doesn't seem very convenient.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250454
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Photos in a sec to see where I am. Brace yourselves lol
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Ok so I've mocked up a prototype. The concept works just need to get it looking a little better with the help of either some cut sign vinyl or leather glued to it. Have a look and tell me what you think
PS. I put a little piece of leather under the NFC chip to raise it slightly to make the connection with the added height. Works great!
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Just had a though. A clip on case on the back might do the trick to hide some of the rough bits lol.
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Flip covers

Am I the only one here who doesn't like Flip cases for S4?
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No,you're not. I don't like flip covers either.
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Sometimes I take my phone out of pocket and I am then unable to take call because screen is unresponsive due to sweat in my thigh wetting the screen a bit. Flip covers might be use full then.
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autophone said:
Sometimes I take my phone out of pocket and I am then unable to take call because screen is unresponsive due to sweat in my thigh wetting the screen a bit. Flip covers might be use full then.
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lol you must be a hell of sweater!
i'm currently using the s view cover, pretty inconvenient in a lot of ways. the only pro i see is it protects the glass and camera lens, and imo looks classy. the cons are way too much to list.
Currently using the sview case and I love it, keeps screen protected doesn't add bulk and no accidental unlocks and dials in pocket, I dont have any complains about it and im one of the ones that use to hate flip covers
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Sometimes I take my phone out of pocket and I am then unable to take call because screen is unresponsive due to sweat in my thigh wetting the screen a bit. Flip covers might be use full then.
I'm also sweating my thighs. My solution to that is make the front part of your phone (which includes the screen) face the outside part so that the back part is the one getting thr sweat from your thighs.
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